1914 – Federal Reserve System formally opens.
1920 – First postage stamp meter is set in Stamford, Connecticut.
1924 – Cleveland Bulldogs lose 12-7 to Frankford Yellow Jackets at Dunn Field. It ends a 31 game undefeated streak by the Bulldogs.
1933 – President Franklin Roosevelt established diplomatic relations with the USSR.
1935 – Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart’s musical “Jumbo” premieres in New York City.
1943 – World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway.
1950 – President Harry Truman proclaims emergency crisis caused by communist threat.
1957 – Boston Celtics center Bill Russell sets an NBA record of 49 rebounds as Boston beats Philadelphia Warriors 111-89 at Boston Gardens.
1959 – “The Sound of Music” musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater in New York City. It runs for 1,443 performances.
1961 – President John Kennedy decides to increase military aid to South Vietnam without committing US combat troops.
1966 – Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente is named National League Most Valuable Player.
1973 – Skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit.
1980 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Doug Williams throws for 486 yards.
1984 – 14th Shuttle Mission (51A) – Discovery 2 lands at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
1995 – Attorney General Janet Reno announces she has Parkinson’s disease.
1998 – Monica Lewinsky signs a deal with the North American rights to a book about her affair with President Bill Clinton.
2003 – 55th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Matt Kenseth wins.
2010 – In University Park, Texas, the groundbreaking ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center takes place.
2018 – Elevator falls down 84 floors when hoist rope breaks, all six people survive unharmed at John Hancock Center, Chicago.
2022 – Republican party regains control of the House of Representatives by a narrow margin with Kevin McCarthy as speaker.
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